Automatic rail-fastener.



A'.'G; GANDLAND.

AUTOMATIC RAIL FASTENER.

APPLIOA'XIQNIILED JULY 8, IBM.

1,039,362- Patented 801115.24, 1912.

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A. c. OANDLAND. AUTOMATIC HAIL 'PASTENB'R.

APPLIUATIOH FILED JULY 8,1912. 1 ggg gggg Patented Sept. 24, 19.12.

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Patented Sept. 24, 1912.

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rotates, residing at of Utah and-State certain new and use- .j., in .r-iutoi'natic Railnil which the following a specili astening means to securely ,3 es en the U6. The rails ii, as place and the fastening trains. I A farm is to provide a track that simple in construction, elficient in operation and economical in manufacture and spirit of the invention.

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rstccil that slight modltications to railway ties and ails on the tie; and has a provide a simple form of:-

iatically tightened by the ma; resorted to within the scope of the claims without departing -lrorn the Figure 1 is a perspective view of one end 015a. tie with a part of a rail secured with my fasteningmeans, parts cut away. Fig. 23* is a plan view of one end of the tie with one key in place therein. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line a; of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one. of the. bell crank levers and a cross section through said level Fig, his a front elevation and plan viewof "m oi the locking wedges. Fig. 6 is afront eva ion and plan view of one of thekeys. 1g. 7 is a view in perspective of one of the ail cl amps. Fig. 8 is a view in perspective ct one of the cushion blocks. Fig. 9 is a view in perspective of one of the locking blocks.

My tie is cut from a. sheet of metal and or." slot 3 is fitted a key 41., purposely cut wedge form so that it will fit into an angled mortise forming a part of the opening 3 in said lugs 2, which key will readily adapt and another portion 11 extended to lock the bell crank levers G in place. Inthe sides of said channel, and preferably before ,the same is bent to form the channel, are cut open slots 12 opening into the slits by which the lugs 2 are cut in form. Before said clamps 9 are placed in position within the channel 1, a projecting pin 13, secured in each of said bell crank levers 6, is fitted within said open slots 12, which pin forms the fulcrum of said bell crank levers. Said pins 13 have cylindrically formed heads 14 thereon to prevent the pivot pins 13 of the said bell crank lever 6 from laterial removal from said cuts 12, and also to aid in holding said clamps 9 in place within the channel 1. The pivot pins13 insaid bell cranklevers permit saidlevers: being turned thereon in position to allowsaid clampsto enter the channel and engage the flangcof the rail. The' bell crank levers. are then turned on their pivots 13 until the arms 7 of said levers engage the portions 10 of said clamps 9.- The wedges 15 are then inserted between the lower end of two of said bell crank levers 6, one of said wedges on each side of the channel 1. Eacl'rof said bell crank levers 6 has its lower portion cut at anangle opposed to the angled edges of the wedges 15, with the acute angle of said portion extended outwardly, thereby forming a lock against lateral removal of said wedges 15, which wedges are held in place by gravity and in contact with said bell crank levers 6 and contiguous to the sides of the channel 1. When said locking wedges 15 are in. place, a locking block 5 is inserted within' the slot 3 of the lugs 2 and of vertical thickness sufficient to bear on'the upper side of said wedge 15 and in contact with the'bottom of a rail. The keys are then inserted within their angled mortise seats to prevent no the lmintentional withdrawal or displace meat of said locking blocks 5. As will be rail will "drive' or force keys 4-;are raised and removed 'fromth'eir vlo -seats The-locking:blocksfi5'mayj then be crank-levers will'be held in gri ping cone tact with the clamps 9 and there y hold the rails in lace.- :To'-' remove the rails, the

'- taken out; This will 'leave .-the wedges 'firee to iiplwaid' movements Kid; they may be {'1 takeir=;-firom between the-depending arms of girl;

rails are 1; A, railway ,tieiand fastener consisting 50reittended lugs cut from the sides of, an up "turned metal channel each otsaidwlugs hav-y aing "an openllongitu'dinal-cut tlterein 'with 1 fits ends widened outwardlybyb veled cuts; th8' Sl0tS' adaptedto receive locking blocks and the'beveled cuts to form aseating mortise;- a key adapted to seat in said mortise; bell crank leverspivoted to the sides of said i'met'a'l channel; depending "arms thereon beveled toward said channel wedges having their side edges formed at an opposed angle to that on. said bell crank levers; clamps transversely fitted insaid channel having a portion. of each bent-to e age the base flange of a rail; cushion blocl s to support a. rail above said lugs; and a. locking block between said-rail and 'eachof said wedges.

..bell crank levers detachably pivoted' tothe 2-. In a railway tie and fastener therefor the 'combin'at-ion of portions of the sides of said tie'bent outwardly to form lugs hav-,

ing open slots cut longitudinally therein; .an other open slots in the sides-of said tie adjoiningsaid lugs; rail supporting blocks adjacent said lugs; clamps transversely placed in said. tie, each havinga portion bent to engage the base flange of-a rail;v

l levers; and locking bloc-ksadapted to be mas s said loekingblbcks, 4 g 3. In a railway tie and fastener the C(knflbi- I ,n'ation ofp'ortions'of the sides of said .tie beht outwardly to form 'lugs,-each lug hav 'ing open slots longitudinally out therein adapted. to ,receive keys and locking blocks; bell crank levers detachably pivotedto the sides of said tie each having one arm beveled I I 1" v 19 E Herring-"Ethos described my invention, I; ,Qdesire" to'.' secure by Letters Patent and =claimi a r 1 '20:

the other arrnvbent to grip the base ange of a rail; wedges having their side edges beveled to engage the said bell crank placed in the slots in said lugs and between said lwedgesand a railwayrail; 4. A railway tie and fastener consisting of hell crank levers pivoted without and to the sides of said tie;-an arm'thereon adaptedto engage the-base flange of a railway rail; wedges verticallyplaced to engage between the depending arms, of two opposed -bell crank levers;; and means to prevent the unintentional withdrawal. of said wedges from between the said levers.

'5. A railway tie and'fastener consisting of hell crank levers detachablypivoted without and in pairs to the sides of a railway tie; an arm on each of saidlevers adapted to gripjthe base flange of a rail; wedges adapt ed to vertically engagel between thedepend 'ing arms of each pair of said levers; and

means to prevent theunintentional with 85 drawal of said wedges from between said levers.

signature in presence of two witnesses.

as'rnus (LOANDLAND.

. Witnesses SAM RANEY,

In testimony whereof I have aflixed niy' 

